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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

LORDSFIELD SWIMMING CLUB

Overseeing the running and maintaining of a community pool - including the provision of required H&S training, admin and fundraising teams to enable the pool to open for the use of the community and the provision of swimming tuition and water skills. Strategic planning to ensure the future sustainability of the pool.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/23£104£24£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/22£85£26£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/21£47£23£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/20£49£10£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?30/11/19£14£28£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/18£11£22£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/17£23£14£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/16£20£14£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/15*£20£15£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

janella.thow@overtonswim.org.uk

07787535106

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Sport England - Places and Spaces: Pool refurbishment
£20,000 23/02/2023
The Award is granted to assist development costs associated to works at Overton Swimming pool; project management, specification, tender process and selection.
Power to Change - Crowdmatch - Keep Overton Swimming!
£5,000 20/06/2022
Grant to Crowdmatch - Keep Overton Swimming!

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN FRANK TOMBS Appointed: 2021
  • ANDREW PAUL DAVIES Appointed: 2023
  • JANELLA MACHEN THOW Appointed: 2014
  • JANET RUTH EVANS Appointed: 2023
  • LINDA JOYCE PARKER Appointed: 2019
  • MICHAEL PETER LAMB Appointed: 2023
  • NICOLA JANE GREEN Appointed: 2018
  • PATRICK CHARLES BEATTIE Appointed: 2023
  • TANIA BRIDGE ACA Appointed: 2014
  • LAUREN MCCANN Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2014, number: 1156811
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR15: 475 days late,
Main office

15 Station Road
Overton
BASINGSTOKE
RG25 3DU

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING INCLUDING SWIMMING SKILLS AND WATER SAFETY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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